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NORTH CANTON, Ohio (AP) — Relatives of a recently deceased 66-year-old woman discovered the
skeletal remains of two infants in a footlocker in her northeastern Ohio home, police said
yesterday.

A man contacted investigators after he and a cousin found the remains on Monday in the locked
container while cleaning out his mother’s mobile home in North Canton, about 45 miles southeast of
Cleveland. The woman died in late November, police said.

It’s not clear how old the remains are, but it doesn’t appear the children died recently, North
Canton Police Chief Stephan Wilder said.

The remains, including a partial skull and other small bones, were in a plastic bag that was in
the worn, light blue locker with a small blanket and other items, Wilder said. He said the bag also
appeared to contain some sort of cloth that had deteriorated.

Investigators searched the home but found nothing else noteworthy.

The Stark County coroner’s office confirmed that the remains were those of two infants, and the
office plans to have them examined by anthropologists. It’s unclear whether there is enough
evidence to determine what happened to the children, Wilder said.